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SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
400 AM HST TUE MAR 3 2015
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400 AM HST TUE MAR 3 2015
SURF ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 5 TO 8 FEET TODAY...
DECREASING TO 4 TO 6 FEET WEDNESDAY.
SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL BE 3 TO 5 FEET TODAY...
DECREASING TO 2 TO 4 FEET WEDNESDAY.
SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES WILL BE 3 TO 5 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
SURF ALONG SOUTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 2 FEET OR LESS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.
OUTLOOK THROUGH MONDAY MARCH 9:
A NORTH-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO LOWER THROUGH TODAY AND
WEDNESDAY. A SMALL NORTHWEST SWELL IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE TUESDAY
NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. A MODERATE
FRESH SWELL FROM THE NORTHEAST MAY RISE TO ADVISORY LEVELS FOR EAST
FACING SHORES FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.
SURF HEIGHTS ARE FORECAST HEIGHTS OF THE FACE OR FRONT OF WAVES. THE
SURF FORECAST IS BASED ON THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE ONE THIRD LARGEST WAVES...IN THE ZONE OF MAXIMUM
REFRACTION. SOME WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE AS HIGH AS THE
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER RIP CURRENTS IN OR NEAR
ANY SURF ZONE.
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